Williams Lake RCMP launched an intensive one-hour search for a missing four-year-old boy Friday afternoon.
Staff Sgt. Del Byron said the child was missing for about an hour before he returned to his home on Carson Drive on his own while police were investigating his disappearance.
The child was reportedly in good health and spirits.
Saturday, Feb. 6
Police caught two suspected vehicle thieves early Saturday morning thanks to the assistance of an alert witness.
Byron said police were called to the 1300 block of Western Avenue at 3:26 a.m. after a witness heard a car alarm go off on a 1997 Dodge Dakota pickup truck and then observed two men running into a nearby wooded area.
Officers arriving on scene managed to arrest one suspect right away while the police dog service were called in to successfully track a second suspect.
Charges of trespass at night, theft of a motor vehicle and possession of break in instruments are being forwarded to Crown.
Sunday, Feb. 7
Police received a report of three males attempting to break into a 1998 Ford F250 pick up truck at 3:31 a.m. in the 300 block of Clearview Crescent.
Police responded to the report however no suspects were located.
On Sunday morning, police seized a number of drugs, weapons, stolen goods and cash from a man and woman in a parked vehicle.
Byron said they made the discovery after receiving a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 4000 block of Highway 97 north at about 8:57 a.m.
Police seized 15 different kinds of drugs ranging from cocaine and crystal meth to morphine, marijuana and several types of unidentified pills and powders.
Officers also confiscated several knives, stolen IDs, cell phones, a scale and ammunition from the vehicle.
A 38-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession of a scheduled substance for the purpose of trafficking while a 26-year-old woman was released on an undertaking.
A 20-year-old man is facing a charge of excessive speeding after police allege the driver was travelling more than 60 kilometres per hour over the posted 50 km/hr speed limit in the 200 block of Soda Creek Road at 8:50 a.m. on Feb. 7.
The driver had their vehicle impounded for seven days.
Police were also kept busy Sunday night with complaints of two domestic altercations, one resulting in charges of assault against a man and woman.
At about 11 p.m. police attended a residence located on Mackenzie Avenue following a report that a 27-year-old woman had been knocked unconscious and was laying on the kitchen floor.
Byron said officers and paramedics responded to the call, and in the course of tending to the victim, a paramedic was assaulted by the woman as she gained consciousness.
A 29-year-old man is facing one count of assault, and an assault charge is being considered against the woman.